Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Saxophonist, Flautist, Composer, and Arranger Greg Abate .. Over the course of our conversation,  we talked about a great number of things .. This Woonsocket, Rhode Island native was a part of the 2016 class inducted into the Rhode Island Hall of Fame .. This cat has had a very long and storied jazz existence .. He got educated at the Berklee College of Music and went on to become the lead alto in the Ray Charles Orchestra  .. He spends 225 days a year touring the globe and has played with many jazz cats over the years ..